The Singapore Business Awards (SBA) are jointly organised by The Business Times, a business daily published by Singapore Press Holdings, and DHL, the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry.

The SBA was launched in 1985, starting with The Businessman of the Year Award. The following year, the Enterprise Award was introduced to give recognition to small and medium-sized enterprises. In 1990, a new category – the Outstanding Manager Award – was introduced to give recognition to professional managers. This was renamed Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year in 1995.

The Outstanding Chief/Senior Executive (Overseas) Award, introduced in 2005, recognises an outstanding Singaporean who works overseas. The award is renamed Outstanding Overseas Executive Award in 2017.

The four awards, known collectively as the Singapore Business Awards, are decided by a panel of judges drawn from the business sector, official agencies and academia.

The Singapore Business Awards have grown in stature to become Singapore’s most prestigious accolades in the business and corporate sectors.

The 2018 Singapore Business Awards presentation dinner was held on Wednesday, 25 April at the Grand Ballroom, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore and attended by Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore and Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee.